South African Morne Morkel (centre) celebrates with captain Graeme Smith (right) as well as wicket screw AB de Villiers after receiving wicket of Zimbabwe’s Regis Chakabva during a warm-up compare forward of World Cup Cricket competition in Chennai. Zimbabwe were all out for 152.
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CHENNAI, India (AFP) – Morne Morkel grabbed 3 wickets as well as Jacques Kallis strike an dominant 49 as South Africa raced to an fatiguing eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a World Cup warm-up compare upon Saturday.
Paceman Morkel took 3-16 as well as Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir bagged 3-35 as Zimbabwe were discharged for 152 after electing to bat in a day-night compare in Chennai.
South Africa completed a aim with some-more than twenty-six overs to gangling in a biased contest, with Hashim Amla (45), skipper Graeme Smith (41) as well as Kallis being a categorical run-scorers.
All-rounder Kallis, who longed for a new home one-day array opposite India due to a rib injury, did not play though crushed 3 sixes as well as as most fours in his 39-ball knock.
Amla played a little large shots in his 33-ball cameo, attack 7 fours, whilst Smith strike a single 6 as well as 3 fours in his 54-ball knock.
South Africa were progressing well-served by Morkel as well as Tahir, who did not concede Zimbabwe to set up a large partnership with their trained spells.
The span were corroborated by left-arm spinner Robin Peterson, who took dual wickets, as well as off-spinner Johan Botha (1-18).
Opener Brendan Taylor top-scored with 40 in a unsatisfactory Zimbabwean batting performance. Sean Williams (35) as well as Charles Coventry (21) were a alternative categorical run-getters.
South Africa have been in Group B with India, England, a West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland as well as a Netherlands, whilst Group A comprises Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Canada as well as Kenya.
Four teams from any organisation will validate for a quarter-finals.
India encounter Bangladesh in a opening World Cup compare in Dhaka upon Feb 19.
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